t-day, xmas, nye, and the end of 1919

A few weeks after James' birthday is Thanksgiving, for which all of the Godwin children, minus Gabriel, plus Alianor, descend on the house to eat and drink and attempt to be civil to each other and to their parents. Mrs Godwin invites Alianor's aunt, with whom Alianor is living until she and Matthew are married, as well as one of the junior associates in Mr Godwin's office who is new to Manhattan and has no family nearby, and she has also asked several of her and Mr Godwin's friends over for dessert and coffee after dinner. So there are slightly more people than James is used to for dinner, with the prospect of even more afterwards, and because of this they eat in the larger dining room. Which makes sense to James, as it is used for special occasions, and Thanksgiving is indeed very special. It is the only holiday that he knows of that revolves solely around food.

( (And gratitude, Luisa says )

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